Career forum for postdocs and junior academics
The Career Forum adresses advanced junior academics of all disciplines and takes place twice a year.
The one-day event offers advanced junior academics detailed information and intensive discussions with high-ranking experts from sciences and economy.
In a concentrated form it presents individual possibilities for career planning and the chance to exchange ideas with experts on a high level about topics concerning University policy and career planning. In addition, the Career Forum allows a (inter-)disciplinary networking with other academics in the Ruhr Area.
Choose from the different offers and arrange your individual time table for the day:
- Discussions in small talking rounds with high-ranking experts.
- Counselling in individual appointments
Group Discussion
Talking rounds in a small atmosphere with 5 – 15 participants. The focus is not on the lecture but on the intensive exchange of ideas and experiences between the particpants, the information transfer and the chance to hear experience stories from high-ranking experts. You have the possibility to ask your questions in a small round and to discuss with other participants and high-ranking experts.
Individual appointments
Individual appointments are 1:1 – talks for around 20 minutes with representatives from enterprises and research institutions. Here you can get in contact with representatives from enterprises outside of an interview, present yourself and get information about possible career options. Or you can be counselled by a selected research institution according to your questions.
Main topics
- Job profile professur
- Career in research and development
- Career abroad
- Career in an University and non-University context
- Questions about start-ups and self-employment
- Publication strategies
- University Internationalization
- Perspectives of Science development
- Research funding